Page 2: Historical Events In 1887

Feb 03   To avoid disputed natl elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act in the year 1887.   

Feb 04   In the year 1887 interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads   

Feb 05   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy in the year 1887.   

Feb 05   On this day in history snow falls on San Francisco   

Feb 08   In the year 1887 aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minn became the 1st US ski club   

Feb 08   Dawes Act passed (Indians living apart from tribe granted citizenship) in the year 1887.   

Feb 09   Henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs) on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 10   [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9] in the year 1887.   

Feb 11   In the year 1887 john van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)   

Feb 13   Alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I in the year 1887.   

Feb 14   On this day in history cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history h M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist   

Feb 16   On this day in history 1st newspaper convention (Rochester NY)   

Feb 17   Leevi Antti Madetoja, composer in the year 1887.   

Feb 18   In the year 1887 nikos Kasandsakis, writer   

Feb 19   On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

Feb 20   In the year 1887 1st minor league baseball association organizes (Pittsburgh)   

Feb 20   David McKinley Williams, composer in the year 1887.   

Feb 20   Germany, Austria-Hungary &France end Triple Alliance in the year 1887.   

Feb 21   1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn) in the year 1887.   

Feb 21   In the year 1887 first US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn)   

Feb 21   On this day in history oregon becomes first US state to make Labor Day a holiday   

Feb 21   On this day in history savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player   

Feb 22   Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati in the year 1887.   

Feb 23   Congress grants Seal Rocks to San Francisco in the year 1887.   

Feb 23   Congress grants Seal Rocks to SF in the year 1887.   

Feb 23   French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1887 oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer   

Feb 24   On this day in history mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)   

Feb 25   On this day in history leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter)   

Feb 26   In the year 1887 benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950)   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53